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| The right to grieve | | Author(s) | Christopher Buswell |
| Journal title | Elderly Care, vol 10, no 3, June/July 1998 |
| Pages | pp 20-21 |
| Keywords | Death ; Residents [care homes] ; In-patients ; Bereavement ; Rights [elderly]. |
| Annotation | If someone dies in a nursing home or hospital ward, should other residents or patients be told? The author presents a literature review, examining the issues, from which it is possible to recommend practices. First, all patients or residents should be given the opportunity to learn of the impending or actual death of one of their fellows. Nurses must be prepared to listen to the fears and worries of the surviving patients or residents, allowing them to work through their grief, and to treat their feelings and actions with respect. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980731004 A |
| Classmark | CW: KX: LF7: DW: IKR |
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